Laura Gallagher
British trampoline gymnast and Olympian (born 1989)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Laura Gallagher Cox (born 26 March 1989)[3] is a British retired trampoline gymnast. She is a four-time team World Championships medalist, and she represented Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
| Laura Gallagher | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Laura Gallagher Cox[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 March 1989 | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Matthew Cox | |||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||
| Training location | Quayside TGC | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Quayside Trampoline & Gym Club | |||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Susan Bramble[2] | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||
Gymnastics career
Gallagher competed with Kat Driscoll and Emma Smith at the 2011 World Championships, and they won a silver medal in the team event.[4] The same team with the addition of Bryony Page won the team gold medal at the 2013 World Championships.[5] In 2014, Gallagher suffered a back injury that led to her withdrawing from competition for seven months.[6] She initially retired in 2016 but returned to competition after 18 months to win the 2017 British Championships.[7]
At the 2017 World Championships, Gallagher, Driscoll, and Isabelle Songhurst won the team bronze medal.[8] She finished fourth at the 2018 Vallodollid World Cup and then won her first FIG World Cup medal, a bronze, in Loulé.[9] She finished sixth in the individual event at the 2019 World Championships and earned Great Britain a berth to the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7] Additionally, she won a silver medal in the team competition.[10]
In June 2021, Gallagher and Bryony Page were selected for the trampoline event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[11][12] There, she finished 15th in the qualification round after being unable to complete her second routine, and she did not advance into the final.[13]
After the Olympic Games, Gallagher did not return to competition again until the 2023 World Championships.[14] She did not advance into the individual final.[15] In August 2024, she became Bridgwater and Taunton College’s trampolining coach.[16][17] She subsequently announced her retirement from trampolining on in October 2024.[18]
Personal life
Gallagher volunteered as a National Health Service (NHS) responder to check in on senior citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic, and she led a Team GB fundraiser for the NHS.[7] She has one daughter, Edie, who was born in January 2023.[14]
